So, it's pretty much head striaght for me. :/ Lives near laporte whichis near the coast
We're going to stay here and i don't know wheather if it's a good idea or not.
I mean I've been through a few hurricanes in my life, but I don't know if I've been through the brunt of one that just left the ocean.
So what I'm getting at is, should I stay or should I evacuate? :/
Is anyone who lives in houston on here going to evacuate or are you going to be a spartan like me? :P
I just got done evacuating from Louisiana to Houston from Hurricane Gustav. Evacuation all depends on your state of mind. If ya wanna stay you would be takin' a huge chance of flood and wind damage, but if you evacuate you may come home to little to no damage at all. But personally I think its better to be safe then sorry and evacuate.
But what if I did evac and then wasn't bale to get backt o my home for weeks? I heard that happend to a lot of people in Louisiana
I was talking to my friend last night, and she said a category 2 was heading her way. So this is the same guy or a whole new ballpark? All I know is that she's in Texas too. (Also, she seems to be staying put.)
Well here in Louisiana we were out of power for a while and well my area didn't get hit that bad so it didn't take too long for me to get back home. We spent a week away from home. If you do decide to stay make sure your home is safe from flood if not you may have to find higher ground.
Yes this is the same storm I would imagen, but it's going to be a major three or a low 4 when it hits us.
And yeah We'll Be sure to find higher ground if possible, but hopefull it won't come to that.
And I know taboo and a few others live in the houston area, I wonder what they decided to do, or if there were int he mandatory evacuation zone. :/
Damn. Well, she's apparently on the second floor of some place, so I guess I won't worry too much about her.
I know it's a normal name, but whenever I heard someone say "Hurricane Ike" this is all I see:
The thought of him tumbling over the United States almost makes me lol.
I can kinda relate Buuhan, my bro's nickname is Ike, and his birthday's his weekend too. :)
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well I do agree that it's not a very dangerous name, that could have given a name that applies, "like jesus Christ on a crutch, or Hooooooooly fuckin' moses." Says luis black. :P
But it still is going to hit us, so it's kind of a serious matter. :/ as I could lose everything. :/
Why we give names for hurricanes 
? And who has the job of giving names for hurricanes anyway? I want it! I would start giving names for other weather phenomena too. Just the heck of it. Like… "Lightning Storm Pete".
hurracaine mccain is more scary.
evacuate or be:
RAPED
Dolly tore my area up really bad that was weak Category 2. There's still some places that are flooded around here a month or so later. Ike is going narrowly miss us but I'm sure we're still going to get plenty of unneed rainfall.
This is why i will never live in
florida
california
texas
new orleans
and anything thats close to that (i mean like bordering states)
Um, Ike is horrifyingly BIG as it is, and the Gulf of Mexico is warm, meaning it's only going to get bigger and stronger until it gets right to the beach, and by then, it's too late to run. I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I will say that this thing is Katrina-esque but to a larger scale; if I were you, I'd recommend getting the hell out of Houston. I know some stuff about tropical systems (I study them as a hobby), and I will say that this thing is going to be beastly, whether or not it strengthens any more than it already has.
I'm watching the Weather Channel as I type this. No matter what's going to happen direction-wise, Houston WILL be impacted. If it goes to the left of Houston, the right side of the storm, which typically has the stronger quadrant of a tropical system, the wind and storm surge will be nasty. If it goes to the right, you'll be spared a bit.
If the eyewall goes over… Good luck. You're really going to need it.
I really think it's in YOUR best interests to evacuate. You have about a day. Gas up (use a credit card if you have to; forget the prices for now, your life is far more important), and get out of Texas. The highways are contraflowing, so you'll be able to get out quicker.
Again, I'm not telling you what to do, but I will say that it's not the smartest move to be gung-ho and ride the storm out. This thing is not going to be pretty.
Good luck, Kaze.
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Agreed, good luck,
and seriously, its either your life, or your house.
i would choose life.
Thanks you everyone.
If I do leave it'll be some time tomorrow.
Because the way things are now, I'd be going about 5mph on the free way. :/
SO, I'm pretty sure I'm going to get the fuck out of here, it's just all about timing.
But if I don't leave, hell I'm a spartan. xD
Aaaannnddd if I die, god forbid, just know that I love all you guys and all that mush gushy stuff. And some how Oda, if you ever get this. xDD Just know you are the greatest mangaka ever. You are a master at what you do and I applaud you sir.
ANYWAYS Later all! Hopefully You'll see me back here monday tuesday!Kepp me and your prayers and what have you!
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If you plan on leaving tomorrow (I do recommend that, considering that the hurricane hunters just found stronger winds), do it early morning (4 AM-ish). My experiences have shown me that no matter what the situation, highways are less populated between the hours of 10 PM to 5 AM.
I've never driven through an evacuation before, but people would likely wait until daylight.
Just, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't stay. Again, not forcing, pleading. It's not spartan, it's stupid, to stay through this one. :-p
For storms like Fay (my mom was in that one while visiting my grandparents in Tampa; I actually sent her a text that said, 'Fay sends a message. She says to bend over.' when she was freaking about the storm.) you can ride it out and survive.
For anything like this… Best to get going, and soon. And far. This thing spans the Florida keys to the southern border of Georgia...
Just remember to check for hotels before you go, if you do (and I hope you do)! Go as far as you can on one tank; when it gets close to E, refuel. I'd recommend someplace like Oklahoma City. Far enough inland, I'd say.
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I hate making movie refrences BUT…
Get to the chopper!
i'm in sugar land, and we're gonna get hit about 3 in the morning, the winds are already pretty bad here, god i hope this hurricane doesn't do much.
how to say my name: Darks, NOT Dar X, Dar X sounds retarded
Do any of you guys that live in texas live near funimations headquarters?
i beat chris sabat ran away. like a pansy!
where in texas is it?
how to say my name: Darks, NOT Dar X, Dar X sounds retarded
Flower Mound, Texas
Funimation Headquarters
Well lucky for us the only thing we're getting from Ike is rain….. a whole freaking lot of it! Still I can't help but feel sorry for the areas that are on the bad side of Ike. :sad:
Oh and I live in Fort Worth, btw.
I'M ALIVE!
And I stayed.
wow what a storm.
I'm about to upload some pics from around my town. I'can't believe I'm okay. I'm so better off then some people it's quite amazing what this hurricane, a cat 2, can do.
But yeah I'm still here and with out power, thank you jesus for generators.
Hahah. Gald you are safe dude. Cat 2s aren't usually as bad unless you live in one of those "unlucky" areas(poor flood control, huge trees, landscape that could turn into a weapon, or anything over than 3 floors). Catergory 3s aren't too bad for me either, as long I'm prepared.. I do admit you can go paranoid if you live without power for a long time…. I went insane and nearly turned the house upside done after having no power for 2 weeks(the power came on at that minute)....
You guys were lucky you did not get a Cat 4. If you lived near the ocean, it's better to run for your life.
thank goodness your safe dude, glad too see your safe and in 'One Piece'
no pun intended :D!
Glad to hear you are safe, Kaze! I kept in touch with my other Houston buddies, they all seem to be ok too ^_^
Flower Mound, Texas
Funimation Headquarters
Actually, FUNImation is in North Richland Hills, in a Frost Bank building… I used to live down the street from them, lol
...unless they've relocated recently? Heh. Oh well, I live in Dallas now anyway.
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Glad to hear you are safe, Kaze! I kept in touch with my other Houston buddies, they all seem to be ok too ^_^
Actually, FUNImation is in North Richland Hills, in a Frost Bank building… I used to live down the street from them, lol
...unless they've relocated recently? Heh. Oh well, I live in Dallas now anyway.
They relocated then.
so being in a tall building in a hurricane is bad? i never knew that. (lives in the blizzard zone)
Well yeah… Wind is much more powerful on higher levels. You might as well say it increases the categories. There are certain buildings that are made to ward this though.
duuuuddddddeeeeee, THAT was a cat 2? damn, we lost power for a whole day, and it was just hot and sticky and horrible to sleep in, the power came on at like 4 last night, and it sucked cuz our neighborhood was the only one in the entire area. only cuz a freakin pine tree fell on the transformer that supplied our neighborhood with power, and we lost our ENTIRE fence, half of it landed in our pool, and i had to go fish it out, i've got a few pics too of what happened here, i'll upload them too.
My area got absolutely no rain once that thing made landfall. It's raining a bit now but it was clear skies all day yesterday.
Where i live we just got hit by the remainder of the storm, wasnt too bad, except the power was just off for about 2 hours. I think a little flooding, but nothing compared to what texas got.
its been pouring since friday here in the mitten state
This hurricane is insane. broke a tree in my yard.
The remnants just passed through Buffalo; winds gustin' up to sixty miles per hour and some serious rain. The underpass outside my apartment had me in a hydroplaning TUNNEL a few hours ago.
Oh, and gas prices have gone up because of it. Fun. >_<
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epic pictures.
this is all from la porte, 146, and seabrook.
A ford car dealership 3 miles from my house had one of its brand new model cars get hit by a poll that snapped in half and hit the car, shattering the glass and creating a huge dent in the car. Also one of the windows in my school broke.
yes, gasoline went up once again.
venezuela's price of gas atm: .80 cents a gallon (all-time venezuela high)
Dude. If I saw an airplane crash(like in the pic) in my backyard, I'll let people pay to see it.
I would get a sledge hammer and charge 5$ a person to take a hit at it.
Then the goverment would deal with you.
Man, I can't even imagine what it be like sitting through something like that. It just seems so crazy.
Sometimes I'm glad I live in Colorado…
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I meant like if the plain crashed and i was alowed to keep it, then i would charge money to smash it.
Now if they still wanted to keep the plane and repair it..well then they could have it back
I am here in Houston and we still don't have power…I'm a little further north though in Kingwood. I am at a friends house at an apartment complex where they actually do have power. They got it back Saturday night but not many places here do have it. I know right around the corner Wendy's is open and Sonic down the road is open as well as a corner store..and Kroger...so slowly its coming back on..but there is no gas..
We had minimal damage in this area. ALOT of trees came down. I think Kingwood Dr. was shut down all of Saturday because of all the trees. I had two trees fall in my backyard, just barely missed my house. We really did get lucky. I slept through most of the storm.
I read manga when there are storms.
sets the mood. 
hey pyro ace, would you happen to be in the sugar land area of houston, cuz that sounds a LOT like where i live.
epic pictures.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh15/KazeisKaze/Picture010.jpg
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this is all from la porte, 146, and seabrook.
GODDAMN!!!!!! :shocked:
I just hope that everyone's OK over there. :sad:
power went out for a week, but otherwise i'm fine
interesting story though, my mom's cousin lived on the island in galveston with her husband. She wasn't home when the storm hit, but he was and he and their house were both washed out to sea. Now while he was out there, he found a small kayak with a child's life vest and a bottle of gatorade. Apparently he was found off the coast of louisiana two days later.
 